Salisbury, Md. - The Kannapolis Intimidators (4-3) scored two runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds (4-3) 4-2 on Wednesday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The Shorebirds outhit the Intimidators ten to seven, but went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

Kannapolis scored in the first inning for a third straight game. Micah Johnson led off the game with a triple off the base of the center field wall. Then, Adam Heisler hit a sacrifice fly to right field to give Kannapolis a 1-0 lead.

The Shorebirds tied the game in the fifth. Anthony Vega led off with a perfect bunt that stayed fair up the third baseline. He moved to third on a single down the right field line by Adrian Marin. Pedro Perez followed with a slow grounder to second that allowed Vega to score.

The Intimidators regained the lead in the sixth inning. Zachary Fisher hit a two out double to deep left field to score Jason Coats and Michael Marjama.

The Shorebirds cut the deficit to one in the seventh. Gregory Lorenzo was hit by a pitch to open the inning. He later scored on an opposite field single by Nik Balog.